typical and given the strained relations between iran andtheu.s., thisis both a political and legal minefield. her family clearly wants her out of there as quickly as possible. >> what about the other two hikers, then, the two young men? >> reporter: yeah, prosecutors are ramping up their case against them. today a judge indicted them on spying charges and their familiesavehe consistently denied the children are spies and said if they cross the border, it was by accident. now, if they do go on trial, would fsarah be forced to come bae ck and testify? the seems unlikely but that's yet another possible cotion. >> i can only imagine what the milies are going through and you have been in touch withhe families. this must be a very diffict time for them. >> reporter: it has been a toug 13 months for them. sara's mom in particular is especially concerned about her daughter's health because sara discovered a lump inst one of h breasts and she's also worried about her daugh ter's mental health because sara's been in solitary confinement this entire time except for one hour a day. we're goin

. great to have youwithustoday.the news continues in washington. have a great day. >> shannon: jailed hikers. iran changing its mind again and now says it's willing to free one of three american hikers imprisoned for more than a year. but it will come at a cost. tax cuts, the top republican in the house says he will support extension of tr cuts for americans en if tax cuts for the wealthy are allowed to expire. california explosion and the investigators are combing through the rubble from the massive explosion that ripped through suburban san francisco searching for survivors and clues as to bream.ppened america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts now. one day after calling off the release at the last minute, iran says it will free one of three jailed hikers from america. sarah shourd has been held y for more than aear on accusation o spyiilng. they say they will release her on bail because of health problems but it comes at a heavy price. >> the dossier of all three defendants will be sent to the court and regarding the female defendant miss shourd because she i

, corporations. >> question, by the way, the word stimulous is apparently nownotused. thepresident's job approval rating is low. historically so. did this week put president obama back on an upward track? pat buchanan. >> no it did not, john. there's no doubt he was in campaign mode and spoke more eloquently there. he mentioned john boehner and attacked him by name seven times and nobody in the country knows who john boehner is. secondly the mosque issue and the issue of the burning korans was a tremendous distraction all week. third, his proposal, some of which are interesting, credits like that. they are too little, they are too late. frankly some of his rhetoric, they treat me like a dog is getting pity me, it doesn't come off well. >> what is the political part on obama's part? >> you have to put a face on the opposition and mr. boehner is a pretty good face. he has been in the congress since 1990. he was part of the gingrich revolution in 1995. he was video taped on the house floor handing out checks from the tobacco industry to members while they were discussing ending tobacco su

advisers. thank you forjoiningus. >>thank you for having me. >> thank you very much. i want to ask you what's just happened. the house minority leader, john boehner said he would consider extending the middle class tax cuts. if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for it, he said, on "face the nation" this morning. what is your reaction? >> i haven't seen the comments. i noticed the qualifier if my only choice is. if he -- if he's truly saying that we can, as the president called for, get a broad consensus to extend the middle class tax cuts, we should do it. we shouldn't hold that hostage for the argument about the tax cuts just for the very, very highest income people. if he's for that, i would happy. in the past, we have seen some of these circumstances in which what appears to be the offer of doing the sensible thing in the light of day, there's a little bit of a feeling of, well if the president's for it, i'm against it, then it falls apart. >> he does obviously say he's going do everything he can to fight to make sure that all the tax cuts

resourcefulness and faith.ad no matter what had been thrownatus, wewould emerge stronger because of it. otng i've seen in the nine years since suggests to me that i was wrong. >> jon: that is a >> good morning evnderyone, it's sunday, september 12th, we start with a fox news alert. iran ha vin another chae of heart. their state tv reporting they're now willing to free american hiker sarah shourd ice. we have a live report on all of this in moments. >> and do democrats think their leadership is a liability? the latest strategy ahead of the november elections making it a choice between them or the g.o.p. and ignoring t white house. >> and hurricane igorr igor, depending where you live now the fourth of the season and getting stronger this morning, we're tracking igor, storm, igor in our extme weather center. rick will have that news for you. our slogan from rust in florida. are you looking for morng news, spanning east to west. you've got to catch, aaly, clayton, dave, they're the i best. >> it's "fox & friends." >> don't stir the pot. >> the coetition, russ versus chas for the s

if republicans win. democratsareusingohiocongressman john boehner has a critical campaign issue. >> gregg: fedel and state investigators now saying a natural gas pipeline that exploded close to san francisco was considered high risk because it ran through a highly populated area. that explosion devastating a neighbor in sant bruno killing t least four people, injuring nearly 60 others. dozens of homes leveled by the blastith many more suffering severe damage. residents now slowly being led back into their homes. >> we will be taking the residents in as groups. as we told you before, residents wille next at their home sites we are be to assisting in reestablishing and ensuring the safety of the utilities at each residence. >> claudia, what have you learned. >> reporter: for hundreds of residents whose homes were not severely damaged, they get to go home. hundreds of residtsenave gathered here at skyline community college in san bruno. they showing photo i.d. and now being escorted in shifts back into their neighborhood that was rocked by a deadly pipeline explosion. you can see the scene a

she loves an entrance. thanks so much f orjoiningus. goto the after show show foxandfriends.com. we are going to blow stuff up. >> have a good sunday. >> thanks for watching. >> thanks so much for joining . see you next weekend. >> start this morning with a fox news alert. we are following the reports all this morning that iran is back on track to release one of those three american hikers that they have held for more than a year. the iranian lawyer for sarah shourd saying she will be released because of health problems but apparently only for a price. good morning, everyone. i'm eric shawn and welcome to "america's news headquarters." >> hi, everyone. great to have you here. jamie colby. her release is contingent it's being reported on posting a halfil million dollars bail. julie kirtz is live in washinhigon follog.wing the sto since early this morning. julie, where's that money supposed to come e from? have we confirmed that report? >> well, i spoke with representatives of sar shourd's family. they would not get into the money aspect ofthis. they said that the swiss em

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in america and the outlook for the midterm race.withusthebestselling author of "no god but god: the origins, evolution and the future of islam" reza aslan. former white house press secretary to president clinton, dee dee myers, republican strategist mike murphy and ron brownstein of the "national journal." captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. after a weekend of start and stop announcement, news from iran this morning that jailed american sarah surer will be released on $500,000 bail along with shane bower and josh fattal. she's been accused of spying and detained in an iran prison last summer. joining me from des moines, iowa, the president's top political adviser, david axelrod. welcome back to meat meet, mr. axelrod. >> thanks, david. good to be here. >> what about this news from iran? when will she be released and will it happen this time? >> obviously we're hopeful and encouraged by these news but there have been starts and stops in this before and until that actually happens, you know, we're on a wait and see basis. >> as far as bower and fattal

>> that's all for now. i'm chris hansen. for ann curry and allofusatnbc news, thanks for watching. >>> this sunday, the politics of the economy. have americans lost faith in the president and his party to dig the country out of recession? >> the hole the recession left was huge. the progress has been painfully slow. millions of americans are still looking for work. >> can the white house d anything before november to put people back to work? and who is right in the debate about your taxes? i'll explore the president's thinking and go inside the white house's campaign strategy with senior adviser to the president, david axle rod. then, nine years after 9/11, what's behind the new wave of anti-muslim sentiment in america? has the president helped or hurt by wading into controversies about an islamic community center and mosque in lower manhattan and a florida's pastor threat to burn a holy koran. an exclusive interview with former mayor of new york city and 2008 presidential candidate, rudy giuliani. finally, our political roundtable weighs in on the legacy of the 9/11

. >>> and that does itforus. chriswallace up >> chris: i'm chris wallace, and this is "fox news sunday." with the mid-term election just 51 days away, the battle over the economy is going. the president offers a new plan and steps up the attack on republicans. the g.o.p. calls it too little, too late. we'll discuss the economy and the campaign with austan goolsbee, the new chair of the president's council of economic advisors. and former house speaker newt gingrich. then the anniversary of 9/11. the controversy over the ground zero mosque, and the threat to burn the quran. we'll ask our sunday group about the new tension in america's relationship with islam. and our power player of the week. trying to restore a once great team to its former glory. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. the political battle lines are now drawn can over what should be done to shore up the nation's economy. we'll talk with former republican house speaker newt gingrich in a few minutes but we begin with the first interview of the new chair of the president council

and they told you you can't? >> theytolduswecan't. there's a change in the bound y boundari boundaries, more houses. >> reporter: behind me here is where homeowners have been lining to find out when we can go in. we'll be allowed to go in soon. but the owners of at least 83 homes damaged or destroyed in this fire ball still have no idea when they'll be able to get inside and find out if they have anything left. dan? >> incredibly frustrating for those people, i sure. neal karlinsky tonight. >>> and in colorado, hundreds of evacuees were allowed to return to their homes in an area near bould their was hit by wild fires. 169 homes were destroyed. now investigators are looking into whether a fire pit sparked this blaze, which could mean criminal charges are possible. the fire is now more than 70% contained. >>> congress goes back into session tomorrow, and issue number is is your taxes, mostly the bush tax cuts. the white house and republicans have been sparring over this issue, but today, a top republican seemed to open the door to a deal. here's david kerley. >> reporter: in a week duri

to say that after this recession that began in 2007putusdeepin the hole. it will be a long bat to get out of that deep of a recession. posor so we've had pitive private sector job growth -- >> cis: i'll get to that. >> i don't think the unemployment rate will be coming down significantly anytime in the near future. >> it's now 9.6%. end of this year? >> look, iry to stay out of the forecasting games other than o official forecast. it's clear that the labor market is gnificantly weaked. has been for some time. we have to do everything we can to try to create jobs and get people back to work. >> chris: could it be 10% by the end of the year? >> as i say, i'm not going to speculate. we have official forecasts and we'll release them when they come out. we need to -- >> chris: you don't expect it to go down appreciably -- >> i don't expect it to go down appreciably. our forecast and other forecasts say the same thing. >> chris: you predicted the economy, g.d.p. would be 3% growth this year. in the second quarteit already opped to 1.6%.s what is your forecast now for the second half of this

to say that after this recession that ban in 2007putusverydeep in the hole, it is going to be a long battle to get out of that deep of a recession so we have had positive private sector job growth for 8 months but i don't think the unemployment rate will be coming down significantly any time in the future. >> chris: do you think it will be -- it is now 9.6%. end of this year? >> look, i try to stay out of the specific forecasting games other than our official forecasts. i think it is clear that the labor market is significantly weakened, has been for some time. we have to do erything we can to create jobs and get people back to work. >> chris: could it be 10% by the end of the year? >> i'm not going to speculate. we have specific forecasts and we will release them when they come out. >> chris: but you don't expect it to do down appreciably. >> i don't expect it to go down appreciably. >> chris: the repo expectd that gdp would be 3% this year. in the second quarter it already dropped to 1.6%. what is the forecast now for the second half of this year? >> well, as i say, the forecasts c

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